Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite
Amsterdam preferred – EMEA flexible
We are seeking an experienced strategic leader to shape and guide the long-term direction of the Neurovascular division in EMEA. This role plays a central part in defining the commercial and organisational strategy for the region, ensuring alignment across functions, and serving as a key interface with Global Strategy.
As the Senior Strategy & Insights Manager, you will manage the end-to-end strategic planning cycle, translate insights into clear decisions, and lead a focused team responsible for analytics and commercial project management. This is a highly cross-functional role with significant exposure to senior leadership.
Neurovascular portfolio: Neurovascular | Stryker
Key Responsibilities
Regional Strategy Leadership
- Shape and drive the Neurovascular EMEA commercial and organisational strategic agenda.
- Partner with Brand Management to ensure that individual brand strategies align into a cohesive portfolio direction.
- Align Sales, Marketing, Finance, MedEd, Operations, and Global teams around shared priorities.
- Represent the EMEA strategic perspective in collaboration with Global Strategy.
Strategic Planning
- Own and manage the full strategic planning cycle for the EMEA region.
- Build the strategic narrative and frameworks used in regional and global long-range planning.
- Develop alignment mechanisms and planning tools that enable clarity and consistent execution across functions.
- Communicate strategic priorities effectively across the organisation.
Insights & Decision Support
- Translate market, competitive, and customer insights into clear strategic recommendations.
- Oversee portfolio-level performance insights, dashboards, and prioritisation frameworks.
- Provide structured, evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership.
Strategic Initiatives
- Lead the division’s highest-impact commercial and strategic initiatives.
- Facilitate structured problem-solving, strategic option development, and cross-functional alignment.
- Coordinate inputs across regional and global stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes.
Team Leadership
- Manage and develop a Marketing Analyst and a Commercial PMO.
- Build analytical, strategic, and cross-functional capability within the team.
- Ensure high standards of analytical rigor, synthesis, and execution discipline.
Qualifications & Experience
- Background in management consulting, strategic marketing, business strategy, or a similar strategy-driven environment.
- Experience developing strategy at portfolio, divisional, or regional level.
- Strong financial, analytical, and organisational understanding.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesise complex information and influence decision-making across functions.
- Proven experience working in a highly cross-functional, matrixed organisation.
Location
- Role can be based anywhere in EMEA.
- Amsterdam preferred, depending on candidate proximity and business needs.
Travel Percentage: None